Penerapan Workplace Stretching Exercise untuk Mengurangi Keluhan Nyeri Otor Rangka Pekerja Pembibitan Jamur
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https://doi.org/10.29238/sanitasi.v12i2.1027Keywords:
workplace stretching exercise, musculoskeletal disorders, mushroom seeding workersAbstract
One of the occupations that have great risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) is mushroom
seeding workers. The results of a preliminary study in mushroom home industries showed that
100% workers complaining of pain in the limbs after work so that efforts to overcome this situation
is needed. The purpose os the study was to reduce the complaints of musculoskeletal disorders
among mushroom seeding workers in Klangon Village of Argosari, Sedayu, Bantul by implementing
workplace stretching exercise. The study was a quasi-experiment with pre-test posttest
with control group design. The exercise interventions were given in five days with one frequency
a day, and 8-10 minute duration per session. The study samples were 31 female workers
who were selected by using simple random sampling technique. The instrument used was the
Nordic Body Map questionnaire with 17 sekeletal muscle focus points. The data were analysed
by using Wilcoxon Rank Test and Mann Whitney at ?=0,05. The results showed that the reduction
average of musculoskeletal disorders in the experiment group was 84,16%, meanwhile
in the control group it was 7,16%. The p-value obtained from statistical analysis was <0,001 indicating
that the reduction different between the two study groups was significant. To conclude,
workplace stretching exercise can reduce musculoskeletal disorders among mushroom seeding
workers.
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